Overviews of these South American countries introduce the geography, history, economy, politics, peoples, and culture of each place. Each brief chapter features dry, straightforward text and color photos of varying quality. Recipes and project ideas are appended. Those looking for in-depth information for reports will have to go elsewhere. There are seven other fall 2003 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, website. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Discovering South America titles: Colombia, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, and Guyana.]